Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 1 -- India's men's squash team won the bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 as they lost 1-2 to Malaysia in the semifinal on Thursday.

The men's squash team's bronze came after the Indian women's team also lost 1-2 to Hong Kong in the semifinal to secure a bronze medal on the same day.

In the men's semifinal bout, India started with a loss in round 1 as Abhay Singh went down to Ng Eain Yo in all three games, 8-11, 8-11, 8-11.

Veer Chotrani brought the team level after defeating Malaysia's Sanjay Jeeva in straight games. Veer dominated the opening game 11-4 before winning the second 11-8 and the third 11-5 to put India 1-1 in the tie.

The decider then featured a marathon contest between India's Velavan Senthilkumar a...